Applied Linguistics Association of Australia
Australian Association for Research in Education
Australian Council of TESOL Associations, Victorian Association of TESOL and Multicultural Education
Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers, Victorian Modern Language Teachers Association

Service
TESOL in Context, Peer reviewed journal of the Australian Council of TESOL Associations
Co-Editor
Victorian Association of TESOL and Multicultural Education
Treasurer

BTeach(LOTE)Dist, BEd(Hons I), PhD

The knowledge base of foreign and second language teacher education
Sociocultural and cultural-historic activity theory
Educational contexts and policy
Foreign and second language pedagogy
Foreign and second language education in the middle years
Bilingual and immersion education
Qualitative research methods

Cross, R. (in press). Language teaching as sociocultural activity: Rethinking language teacher practice. Modern Language Journal.

Cross, R. (in press). Literacy for All: Quality language education for few. Language and Education.

Cross, R. (2009). A sociocultural framework for language policy and planning. Language Problems and Language Planning, 33(1), 22-42.

Cross, R. (2008). Literacy for al...most all, but not quite. Refereed proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education Annual Conference – Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, 30 November - 4 December, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland.

Cross, R. & Gearon, M. (2007). The confluence of doing, thinking, and knowing: Classroom practice as the crucible of foreign language teacher identity. In A. Berry, A. Clemans, & A. Kostogriz (Eds.). Dimensions of professional learning: Professionalism, identities and practice (pp. 53-68). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Gale, T. & Cross, R. (2007). Nebulous goobledegook: The politics of (re)learning how and what to teach. In A. Berry, A. Clemans, & A. Kostogriz (Eds.). Dimensions of professional learning: Professionalism, identities and practice (pp. 5-22). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Cross, R. (2005). Making sense of the eclectic: Understanding teacher practice in the communicative classroom. Babel, 40(2), 16-20, 37-38.

Cross, R. (2005). LOTE teachers’ work. Refereed proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education Annual Conference – Creative Dissent: Constructive Solutions, 27 November 1 December, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales.

Cross, R. (2004). Bolitho’s eternal triangle of communicative language teaching revisited: A place for activity theory in understanding educational practice in foreign language classrooms. Refereed proceedings in I. Verenikina & H. Hasan (Eds.), International Society for Cultural and Activity Research – Application of activity theory to education, information systems and business (pp. 24-39). Wollongong, NSW: University of Wollongong.

Selected presentations

Cross, R. (2009). Promoting collaboration for initiating a world class university and managing its curriculum. Invited plenary presentation at the International Seminar on World Class Universities – The Challenges and Opportunities of Education in the Global Era: Beliefs, Evidences, Issues and Trends, 17-18 July, 2009, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia.

Lo Bianco, J., Cross, R., & Ellerington, K. (2009). Innovations and new directions in content and ESL teaching. Colloquium at the Asia-TEFL International Conference, 7-9 August, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand.

Cross, R. (2008). Monolingual literacy policies in bilingual learning contexts. Paper presented at the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia Conference, July 4-7, University of Sydney, New South Wales.

Cross, R. (2007). Discourse, practice, and sociocultural activity: A Vygotskian perspective on realising language teacher identity. Paper presented at the Discourses and Cultural Practices Conference, 29 November – 1 December, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales.

Cross, R. (2007). From thinking, knowing and doing to responding, resisting, and engaging. Paper presented at the Asia-TEFL International Conference, 8-10 June, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Cross, R. (2007). Language teaching as sociocultural activity: Understanding language teachers in relation to language learners. Paper presented at Social and Cognitive Aspects on Second Language Learning and Teaching, 12-14 April, Auckland, New Zealand.

Robbins, J. & Cross, R. (2007). Exploring sociocultural frameworks: Rethinking methodological principles. Invited panel presentation at the Australian Rese

Cross, R. & Lo Bianco, J. (2009) Sustainable models of content and language integrated learning in Asian languages. ($19,000)

Cross, R. (2008) Literacy and teaching English outside of the mainstream. ($18,000)

Cross, R. & O'Loughlin, K. (2008) Enhancing classroom-based assessment in University English preparation programs. ($8,000)